Archive for July, 2020
Once things settle down, should financial institutions let remote workers continue working from home? Many sing the praises of work-from-home, but some sing a different tune altogether. Work-from-home is on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reportedly, some organizations are finding they like it and might just keep it up. As a result, predictions […]
This one is not quite a year old, originally posted August 1, 2019. But it’s still relevant, and I think the information and possibilities are intriguing. WAY BACK—well, five years ago—when Apple introduced iPhone 5s’s thumbprint scanner, fear mongers lost no time claiming that phone thieves would now take your phone and your finger. Never mind that […]
Here’s an interesting prediction from the February 25, 1966 issue of TIME magazine: “By 2000, the machines will be producing so much that everyone in the U.S. will, in effect, be independently wealthy.” I don’t think I’m being premature when I say I think the magazine missed the mark with that one. Not that I […]
Originally posted on January 7, 2019 Staying home for months on end can mean more texting, participation in social media, and, at the extreme, actually using a phone to make a voice call. With the first two, we may soon see more cases of “trigger thumb” and related ailments. Over the past decade, monthly texts […]